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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
YOUTHFUL lNQUISlTORS.
A Couple of Small Massachusetts Boys
Torture Their Neiehbor's liens.

BosroN, Mass, April % In the Roxbuly
court Thurs lay, Willie Miller and Adolpi
Stanislouski, boys Of . and years respect
lively, pleaded guilty 10 charge of burninI
up live hens, aud hal their cases continued
The boys had Imbibed the spirit Of ancient
religious persecution and lad established al
inquisition with hens for subjects Henry
Bashford said that last summer he had sixty
hens. OF the sixty, sixteen now remain
the rest have strangely disappeared A lady
witness saw one hen Tel TO a stake ana
burned alive. 1t is presumed that the Other
forty-four met like fate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

WASHINGTON CITY, April "s-rhe preSi-
dent has appointed Edward F. Bingham, of
Ohio, chief justice of the supreme court of
the District of Columbia. Judge Bingham
was born in New Hampshire in lS!@, ami
moved to Ohio early in life He has for the
past fifteen years been judge of the court of
common pleas for the Columbus district, and
in 1881 was the Damocstic candniate for su-
prene court judge Of the state. He Is a
warm personal friend and associate of Allan
&. Thurman, who warmly recommended hi
appointment as did all the members oi tn,
supreme court of Ohio
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
WRECK OF A SCHOONER
And Loss of Thirty three Lives on the
Coast Of Oregon.


Coast Of Oregon.
OTTAWA Ont, April "a special from
Victoria, b, c., gives an account Of a terri
Die shipwreck, accompanied by the loss OF
thirty three lives, which took place off the
coast of Oregon. about thirty miles north of
Cape Flattery during the early part of this
month. The information was first brought
IN by four kyuginot Indians who arrived
at Victoria Thursday morning, having occu
pied ten days III the overland journey from
the scene of the wreck
The schooner Active appears to have been
caught in a storm which ragged during the
eariy part Of the month, and to have been
dashed on shore where she speedily went to
pieces, all hands un ioubjely parlshlns. As
far as known no one witnessed the disaster,
the Indians having their attention first at
tracted by the large quantity of wreckage
WASHED ashore. BHnks, Indian mats, bed
ding, etc, Nere all washed up, but nothing
bearing the name of the vessel. The general
description however, together with the ma
ture OF the articles reported to have been re-
covered, leave no doubt but thai,t uRfortu-
nate vessel was the Active Among those
who persisted are Mr. Jake GaUtuan, one Of
the owners; Capt. Gntschanei, Alta Jacob
son, Charlss Freierick, and Billy LesSOnS,
besides tWenty-cIghI Ia lIauS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

dynamite gun board TO test the pneumatic
dynamite gun. In his letter to Capt How
ell, president of the board, the secretary
says:
The recent appropriation act covers sum
for experimental purposes in such terms that
| can now propose thing which | have long
desired. The dynamite gun seems to be
most Formidable weapon. | should like to
see it destroy something nile distant. VIII
you quietly arrange for proper experiment
that will Illustrate satisfactorily the eff
cheney or inefficiency of this gun.
In later communication Oh the same sub
ject, the secretary says:
1t is claimed that the present gun has 9
certain destructive power desire that this
power may ne tested not the ultimate eX-
treme claim for the gun, unless the company
wish it Tie company should say what the
present gun will certainly 30. VIII it de
stry anythings If so, under what coudi-
tionsi Let it he tried on these conditions
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

WASHINGTON CRY, April 23-The Ma
tionai Academy of Sciences, nov in session
hen, elected three new members Thursday
The scientists thus honored are Professor
BoUditch, of Harvard, Professor Menden-
hail, of Terre Haute, Ind, and Professor
George H. Cook, of Brunswick. Ga. Among
the papers read Thursday was Ola by Pro-
fesSor Alexander Graham Bell on The An
,-tstry of the Deaf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
For ricketts,, marasmus, a

For ricketts,, marasmus, and vs. sung
disorders of children, Scott's Emulsion
of pure cod liver oil with hypophosphites
Is unequalIed The rapidity which child
rem gain flesh and strength upon it is
very wonderful. Read the following: 81
have used SCOTS ERusion in cases OF
ricketts, and marasmus of long standing
and have been more than pleased with
the results. as in every case the improve
ment was marked j M. MAIN, M.
D., New York
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April y -Attorney
Geneneral Hunt. speaking Thursday of the
printing combine" the object OF which was
to control composition for the state printing,
and which obtained the contract for Rocker
4 Co at prices less than the legal limit, said
that the Anarchist brief which was printed
in Chicago cost 81, ;S5, whereas the "com,
bine' contract would have allowed but
$3.50 He said the contract could not be af-
fected by any legislative action The legis-
lature might withhold the appropriation. but
could not legally cancel the contract The
legislature is investigating the affair.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

New York, April ca leaky gas pipe
in the closet OF one of the cars caused fire
Oh the Southern and Boston express train on
the Pennsylvania road Wednesday evening
few minutes after it had left the Broad
street station in Philadelphia The tram was
running thirty miles an hour, and the flames
were famed SO that one corner of the car was
fairly ablaze before the train could be
stopped and the fire put out The car was
crowded with passengers who were panic
stricken when the fire was discovered.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

CHICAGO, April 22.-Proceeinss in the
motion for "A change al Venue in the cases Of
tl,e indicted county commissioners and
ot' erS ere continued III the criminal court
Thursday by the further reading of newspa-
per articles concerning the alleged boodlers.
Judge Tuiey when the court adjourned in
formed counsel for the defense that they
must conclude the newspaper reading Fri
day, even II 1t was necessary to have night
session.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

NV HAVEN, Conn, April - One hun
dred members attended the regular meeting
of Hiram Masonic lodge Thursday night.
The Ulcers recently deposed by the grand
lodge occupied their respective chairs. Res
olutions were presented and unanimously
adopted refusing to recognize the claim of
the grand lodge that any mambsr of Hiram
had lost his Masonic standing, and announc-
ing that Hiram Lodge No would continue
to maintain the principles OF Masonry pure
and undefiled under the charter granted the
lodge III yenrs age The lodge had two ap-
piItatIous for membership.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
THE LONG-LOST HUSBAND


READING. April 23-About seventeen
years ago Benjamin Zimmerman, well-to-
do farmer of Hereford township, this coun-
ty, mysteriously disappeared Every effort
to obtain some clue as to his whereabouts
was without success. His wife and three
daughter managed the farm and prospered
The wife, un der the belief that her husband
had died in the far west, welded again.
Wednesday evening stranger appeared, and
he finally introduced himself as the long
lost Benjamin Zimmerman. He had been a
resident of Buffalo, N. Y, for some years,
and claims to be the owner of three valua-
bic properties. It is understood that his wife
will cast off her second husband and return
to her first love.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

WASHINGTON CRY, April 22-Indian
Agent Osborne, who, recently kiIlei f. J.
Smith, the Indian farmer at the 0toe agency.
has had preliminary trial before a United
States commissioner there. The United
States attorney having charge Of the case
writes to Acting Commissioner Up>haw, Of
the Indian Office, that the testimony brought
out at the trial exouerates Osborne, and
says he has no doubt that Osblrne was full,
iiIstified in his action
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
A pit.sburc Building Tumbles to Ruin.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, April 22.-EarIy Thurs
day evening a section of the fourth floor in
seven story brick building on Seventh street,
occupied by Tate & Meyer, commission
merchants aud fruit dealers, suddenly gave
way with laundering crash carrying down
to the cellar a mass Of timbers, together with
a large quantity Of merchandise. The cause
of the accident is supposed to have been
defective girder. The employees in the build
ing rushed into the street at the first sound,
escaping uninjured. The damage is esti-
mated at $50 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

COLONY, Kas-, April IA cyclone visited
this place at O'Clock Thursday evening ami
destroyed good deal of property. Several
residences and one church were wrecked
The Missouri Pacific station was torn to
pieces, the agent barely escaping with his
life No loss of life Is reported
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
The Bounding Base Ball.

CHICAGO, April y The national game
showed the following scores Thursday: As
suciation: at phia-Philadelph 5,
metropolitan 0. Exhibition games: at st
Paul--St. Paul 5, Detroit IL: at New York
New York II, Columbia ?; at Washington
City-W ashiugton S, Toronto Il; at Pitts
burg-Pittsburg 10, Hamilton 2; at Louis
vile lAssociaiionl-Lonisv IA, Clevela nc
Z; AT Newark Brooklyn L. Newark $.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

PEORIA, Ills, April 22-Col w. I.
Dowdall, for twenty three years editor and
proprietor of rhe Peoria National Democrat,
Wednesday night surrendered the paper to q
stock company composed of prornine mt Dem
ocrats of this city and Owen Scott, editor of
The Bloomington Bulletin The sto' k
amounts to sl4, 900, of which Scott owns 81,
BOO He will assume the management of
The Democrat and sell The Bulletin.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
BUCKLFy'S ARNICA sALyE.

The greatest medical wonder Of the weird
Warranted 10 speedily cure burns, bruises
cuts, ulcers salt rheum. fever sores, can
,ers, piles. chilhlains, corns, letter, chap
;,ed hands and all skin eruptions. guaran-
taed to cure in every instance. or money
refunded % cents per box For sale y
Hsrty 4 B4hnsen
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

PITTsBUEG, Pa. April y. E A, Ford,
general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
company operating the lines west Of Fits
burg. has issued circular instruc ting the
company's ticket agents to resume the sale
of through tickets over the Missouri Pacitic,
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the -
Louis Iron Mountain q Southern roais, and
to discontinue their sale over the Minnesota
& Northwestern. the st Louis Arkansas Il
Texas, and the St Louis lines
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

EVANSVILLE, ONO, April IA terrible
calamity was accidentally averted Thursday
night which would have cost hundreds Of
people their lives. The knights Of Phytias,
in dedicatIng their new temple on the third
floor of the Shinnick building, gave grand
ball at which perhaps 500 were present At
O'Clock Friday morning fire started under
the only and narrow winding stairway lead
ing thereto. 1t Is thought that lighted
cigar was accidentally thrown among some
loose paper, which soon ignited, and would
have cut off every means of escape, but for
the GOODNESS of few men present who ex-
tinguished the flames ere the guests were
aware Of their awful danger.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

WASHINGTON CITY, April - Adj Gen.
Drum Thursday received Il telegram stating
that Maj. John E. Blaine, ptymaSter
brother OF ex-Secretary James e. B,aine
lied at Hot Springs, Ark, Thursday morn
ing. Paymaster Blaine was about - years
OF age He served thought the war and r,.-
signed few years after to so into h,islne,s
Afterwart he was appointed payina,ief
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

PrTTsBURG, Pa, April - Freight train
No .6i, on the Plttsburg, McKeesport &
Youghiogheny railway, ran into land
slide near Layton station at . O'Clock Thurs
day morning The engine and eight cars
We're overturned The fireman and fr Mt
brakeman were buried untier the wreck and
Instantly killed Names unknown.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

WASHINGTON CITY, April - The re-
uains OF Lieut.. DaneGhower arrived here
Thursday afternoon from Annapolis under
escort OF six officers of the rava! ,i..tl,,ly at
that place, His funeral wiH take piaa, hrss
Sunday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

SAN FRANCISCO, April - Prince Freder.
ick Leopold. ui Prussia, nephew Of Emperor
William, and Prince Louis Esterbazy, of
Austria, with their suites, who are making a
tour Of the world, were among the passen-
gers who arrived ON the steamer City of Sid
ney, from China and Japan Thursday The
steamer also brought slsG. co.. trade dollars
from China for redemption
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
For the Benefit of Female Prisoners.

BosToN, April 29-Tbe bill providing for
houses of detention for female prisoners and
day AMI night matrons for prisons in every
city in the state having 80. 90 inhabitants or
over, was passed by the senate Thurs
day and is now g law
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

Beggar 10 doctor Please, kind sir,
help me. I've twelve small children. 3"
Doctor--'Put out your tongue.
Secretary Whitney and Senators Cam
eron and Butler have become SO intimate
as to be known as three of kind"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

LONDON, April - The Tnnes IN An edI-
torial ans y eriug the demand Tor the disclos-
ure Il tho manner by which tine Farnrl let
ter came into lis possession, fatty refuses TO
furnish information, except under compul-
sion in court of law or at the command Of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

LONDON, April IA sharp saock Of
earthquake has been experienced over the
whole of the island of Jersey. The tremor
proceeded from west to east No damage
was done
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

BosroN, Mass, April 2a.-John A. Ken
nedy, the oarsmans, Is in Boston consulting
with Ned Hanlan in regard to his race with
Gaudaur, to take place on May 30. 1t is
now nearly settled that the race will be
rowed on Round bay, about fourteen miles
from Baltinsars .4
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 22.-At Moravia,
N Y, Thursday, Frank Close fell upon a
circular saw, and his head and body were
split in two the entire length.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

LONDON, April ~ Thomas Saxton has
received an anonymous letter, which it is be-
heyed will lead to the Identification of the
author of the alleged ParueIl letter published
in The Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

The Prince Regent of Bavaria has
granted the medal for art and science to
Frau Pauline Lucca the distinguished
cantatriee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

being built out in the shoulders so as to
look square and give military effect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

NEW YORK, April - There WAS much
excitement and active trading on the coffee
exchange Thursday, Coffee jumped up
fifty points.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22

Flower muffs and flower rcticules are
dainty additions to ball toilet, and are as
expensive as dainty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-22
TALK is CHEAP ENOUGH,

But Secretary Whitney Wants to See the
Dynamite Gun Do Something.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 22-Secretary
Whitney, with view To demonstrate the
value Of the invention has directed the
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Kissing.

kissing in our day have their penal
ties if they should be too rudely
poached. In the eyes OF the law, kiss
ing a lady without her will and per-
mission is a common assault, punish.
able by fine and Imprisonment; and it
is no uncommon thing to see in the
daily police reports cases where too
susceptible gentleman has to pay dear.
ly for "crushing the ripe cherries of
lady's lips.
There was once jovial vicar who
was such a glutton for kissing that
when he obtained the wished-for-kis
far from satisfied. he asked for score:
and
Then to hattwenty add hundred more:
A thousand to that hundred; SO kiss on
To make that thousand up million;
Treble that million, and when that is done,
Let's kiss afroash. .as when we first begun
The Rev. John Brown, OF Hadding-
ton, the we'll known author of the
"Self- interpreting Bible" had courted
the afterwards Mrs. Brown for six
and a half years before the following
conversation took place:
"Janet, we've been acquainted now
six years an mair, al I've never got.
ten kiss yet. Dye think might tax
one, my bonnie lass?"
Gust as you like, John, only be be-
comm an proper wi it."
"Surely, Janet, we'll ask blessin'!'
The blessing was asked and the kiss
taken, and the unusual delight took
his breath as he exclaimed:
"Heigh, lassl but it's guide! Moo let
lis return thanks!" and in six months
they were married.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
A Bears Voyage.
Omaha Bee.

Omaha bee.
Amid the tumbling, sweeping chunks
OF ice, pieces of wreckage and other
debris. being swept to the Gulf via the
Missouri, past Omaha, q remarkable
spectacle was noted about O'Clock
in the evening. Several ofthe men EN-.
ployed at the caissons of the bridge
were attracted by an unusually dark
object coming toward them from the
north. They watched it closely as
the turbulent water bore it swiftly to
them and soon it sailed by them, and,
after conjecturing, they discovers as
it passed that it was a bear seated on
a cake OF ice. 1t seemed very uneasy
and dipped it's nose into
the muddy whirling stream, and then
threw it up with a grunt. 1t turned
around and around, evidently look.
ing for something more permanent up.
on which to spring, but in vain. One
OF the men on the bridge threw down
q huge plank, which splashed in the
swollen tide about four feet behind the
rapidly moving bruin and his fragile
craft. It is believed to be the same
animal which passed Bismarck sever.
al days ago, and men who are &C.
quainted with the spring pranks of the
river say it is quite noteworthy that
the animal should have ridden so fa1
and survived the vigorous tossing it
must have received. Telephone com
munication has been had with points
further down to ascertain what was
the ultimate result ofthe strange ride,
without anything definite being learn
ed.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Planting IN Asparagus Bed.

Use what stable manure YOU have
ready next spring about the aspara.
gus roots. and then apply the other
kinds of fertilizers later in the season
as a top dressing. When ready to
plant, open wide, deep burrows with
plow, four feet apart, scattering the
stable manure in the bottom as free
" as you can afford; then plant the
roots three feet apart in the row,
drawing in the soil and manure over
and around them, and cover the
crowns four or five inches deep. A
small quantity Of manure will answer
for securing vigorous growth of the
young plants the first season and to
apply large quantity would be vast
ing valuable material. This winter or
early next spring make a compost of
swamp muck, cotton seed and q little
lime, and have it all worked over and
mixed together during the summer
months. Next fall, after the tops of
the asparagus plants have been Killed
down by frost, apply the compost to
the surface of the land, at the rate Of
twenty-four two.horse wagon loads
per acre. After the plants have be-
come we'll established, q moderate
top dressing CT compost every fall will
be sufficient to insure q vigorous
growth OF stalks.-N. Y. Sun.
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Origin Of the Negro.

At the creation of Adam, runs q ne
gro legend, Satan sat about initiating
the work, and, taking a quantity of
sand, succeeded quite we'll. in making
a man. But. as everything that sa-
tan touches becomes black, his man
was naturally Of that color. Seeing
this, Satan undertook to wash him
white in the river Jordan, but the
water flowed back az soon as he ap-
preached it. and there was nothing
lett but 9 very little water in tho bot
tom Of the stream, which just covered
the bottom OF the mans feet and the
palms Of his hands, which explains
the tact that their hands and feet are
not as dark as the rest Of their bodies.
FURIOUS at discovering that his at
tempt Was In vain, Satan struck his
poor creature q terrible blow upon
the nose, which hattened it out for.
ever. The unhappy man asked for
mercy. Whereupon Satan, realizing
that his condition was not his own,
fanlt. and feeling q certain amount 81
pity Tor him, PASSED his hand il 3
sort ot caress over the mans head
but the terrible hest of the hand
served tho purpose 81 8 curling iron.
and strizzed,' 3 the hair 90 that it haa
Iou Alnod W0O1y eYer since
Little Falls transcript., 1887-05-20
Clover and Roots.

In conversation with q Southern
farmer recently the writer was assured
that clover was tho most valuable
plant ever introduced into agriculture
In the South. 1t furnished a. most
valuable feeding crop, either green or
for hay; it occupied the soil which
would otherwise be idle and bare and
would be washed by the heavy rains;
it fertilized the land and so aided in
doubling the other crops grown. All
this is most true, but by no means all
that may be said in favor OF this
Invaluable plant. But the same
might be said by the Northern farmers
OF roots, for they are the most valu-
able crop that can be grown. They
afford an excellent and prolific feeding
crop for the long Winter season, which
is Invaluable for dairymen or sheep or
cattle feeders; they occupy the soil in
a. rotation which is far more useful
and profitable to the farmer and bet
ter for the land than the present
shorter one, in which three grain crops
are taken for one green crop; their
culture greatly helps to fertilize the
land, for, being fed to cattle, much
more manure is made, and. being we'll
manured and paying we'll for the
manure and labor expended upon
them, they leave the land more fertile
than before and so aid in increasing
largely all other crops grown.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial.